MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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